Mop handle structure



Sept. 13, 1932. v w. EVANS 1,877,125

MOP HANDLE STRUCTURE Filed Jan. 21, 1930 INVENTOR WILL E VA MS ATTORNEY 'With these and Patented Sept. 13, 1932 v UNITED .sTATEs EvAivs, orlHEnMos A BEACEiCALIEOBNIA MOIE HANDLE srnoo'ruim Application iiled J'anuary 2L 1930. Serial No; 422,321,

My present invention relates'to a mop ,lhandle structure, and particularly to handle structures for mops used'for mopping floors and the like. w

The objects ofiny invention are: first, to provide a handle for mops whereby the mop may be easily held, twisted, or otherwise manipulated, and a handle which does not slip readily inthe hands of the operator when the hands are wet, soapy,or slippery from other causes; second, to provide means inconnection with a mop in which the mop cloth is wrung by a wringer on the mop, whereby the handle or crank of the wringer may be held in a fiXed position; third,to provide such wringer cranks or handleretaining means in connection with a handle of poly onal cross section or one which is longitudinally ribbed so that the retaining means may be readily shifted longitudinallywith respectto the handle without turning with respect to the handle; fourth, to provide a 'wringer crank or handle retaining means which is held on the handle by frictional engagernent by reason of the inherent resiliency of the means and without auxiliary securing.

means; fifth,,to provide such wringer crank or handle retaining means which may be readily attached to the handle and readily operated for retaining the wringer crank or handle in a fixed position relative to'the handle of the mop; sixth, to provide as a whole a novelly constructed mop handle structure of the class mentioned; "and, seventh, to provide a mop handle and also a wringer crank retaining means in connection therewith which are simple and economical of construction, light of weight, durable, and

which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order. v g

other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction,

combination and arrangement of; parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth :in the appended claims, reference, being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters of'reference thereon which form a part of this application in which: i I Figure l is a perspective view of a wringer mop incorporating my invention; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the wringer crank or handle retaining member shown in Fig. 1, but separate and apart from the other 56 parts of the mop; and, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of construce tion of the retaining member shown in Fig. 2.

' Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughoutthe views so ends which extends transversely through the handle 2. ,At the end of the bearing portion 4a extending to the under side of the handle is a loop portion 4?) which extends trans- 75 'versely of the bearing portions and supports said'opposite end of the mop cloth at the back side of the base plate 1 at the under side of the handle. To the opposite or upper end of thebearing portion 4a is secured a crank 40 80 to the end of which is fitted a kIlObAii for rotating the crank when desiring to wring the mop cloth. I p l The handle 2, which is one of thefeatures of novelty in my mop, consists'of a long, 85 slender piece of wood of substantially the normal length and diameter of mop handles. The cross section of the handle is polygonal preferably of such number of sides so that the handle may be gripped tightly and prevented "001 from turning in the hand even though the hand is soapy or slippery from other causes. The number of sides is also sufficiently great that the intersecting sides form edges which are not sharp and not hard on the hand. In the drawing T have shown a handle with eight sides, that is, of octagonal cross section, which satisfies the requirements above mentioned.

The wringer crank positioning or retaining member 5, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is made of sheet metal, (preferably brass) which is so shaped that it extends Substantially around the handle, and is held in the desired position thereon by friction caused by bending ,the member in such manner that the legs Ed at the opposite sides are resilient and resiliently engage the opposite sides of the handle. The body of the memberv 5 53.0 forms in shape to the shape of the exterior of the handle, and, as shown in the drawing, engages all but the lower sides of the handle. The upper side of the member 5 which is the upper facet, is slightly longer and turned upwardly at its ends, forming upwardly extending ears 5? and 5c, The ear 5?) is provided at its upper edge with a notch 5d into which the crank 40 of the wringer is adapted to extend when the member 5 is shifted under the crank portion on the handle 2, or when the crank la is rotated and raised into the notch. The ear provides a grip herehy the member 5 may be readilyshifted longitudinally on and with r SPQCt to the hanlle 2.

The retaining member 5, shown in the modified, form in Fig. 8, is made of a band of resilient metal of uniform width. The legs 5a engage resiliently the oppositesides of the handle as in the structure above described and shown in Figs. 1 and 2. For the upper facet in the structure described above is substituted a bridged portion which. consists of a J-sha-ped channel 50 having downwardly extending leg portions 5; from which the legs 56; extend. In this instance the crank 50 extends into the channel portion 56. The legs in the modified structure are also more resilient with respect to each other than in the other structure. I

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, and a certain modification thereof, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, modification and arrangement, nor to the modification, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pa ent is:

1.-In a mop of the class described, a l slender longitudinaly ridged handle, a mop secured at one end thereof, a crank means inserted transversely through the handle, and a ridged crank retaining member slidably mounted on the longitudinally ridged handle adapted to retain the crank means in a fixed position relative to the handle, said crank retaining member comprising a yieldable and resilient band partially surrounding the longitudinally rigid handle and having rigid means at its outer side for receiving the crank portion of the crank means for holding the same with respect to the ridged handle when the member is shifted along the handle.

2. In a mop of the class described, a mop handle, a mop foot secured thereto, a mop cloth extending around the foot, a wringer mounted on the handle and connected to one end of the mop cloth, said wringer having a crank portion, and a retaining member slidably and non rotatably mounted on the handle, said retaining member comprising a yieldable and resilient band partially surrounding the handle and having rigid means at its outer side for receiving the crank portionof the wringer for holding the crank portion from rotating with respect to the handle when the member is shifted along the handle.

3. In a mop of the class described, a mop foot, a handle of polygonal cross section pivotally connected at one end to the mop foot, a mop cloth extending around the lower side of the foot, a wrins er rotatably mounted on the handle on an axis transverse tothe handle and connected at one end to the mop cloth and provided at the opposite end with a crank portion, and a slide reciprocally mounted on the handle, said slide comprising a resilient band separatedat its ends and partially surrounding the handle, said band conforming substantially to the polygonal cross section of the handle and yieldably engaging the sides thereof, the portion of the band intermediate the separated ends thereof being provided at one end with an upwardlyat urned lug having a recess in its end adaptedto receive the crank portion of the vv ringerv when the slide shifted toward the axis of the wringer.

4. In a mop of the class described, a mop foot, a handle of polygonal cross section pivotally connected at one end to the mop foot, a mop cloth extending around the lower side of the foot, a wringer rotatably mounted on the handle on an axis transverset-o the handle and connected atone end to the mop cloth and provided at the opposite end with a crank portion, and a slide reciprocally mounted on the handle, said slide comprising a resilient band separated at its ends and partially surrounding the handle, said band conforming substantially to the polygonal cross section of the handle and yieldably engaging the sides thereof, the portion of the band intermediate the separated ends thereof being provided at one end with an il'pwardlyturned. lug having a recess in its upper end adapted to receive the crank portion of the wringer when the slide is shifted toward the axis of the wringer, the opposite end of the intermediate portion of the band being provided with a second upwardly turned lug to facilitate the shifting of the slide.

7 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my'hand at Los Angeles, California this 7th day of January, 1930.

WILL EVANS. 

